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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which examines issues having to do with open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new changes in elearning have empowered learners all around the world to be participants in online courses. Massive open online courses are usually free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many subjects that elearning technology organizations are having to attend to more than ever because e-learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can organizations be assured that the teaching provided by these massive open online courses is tolerable? How can stakeholders assure that educators are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What different business models are being used by institutions like Stanford Online to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can teachers deal with the problems of low motivation and high learner attrition?

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